About St. Andrew Catholic Community
RCIA is intended for adults who will hear the preaching of the mystery of Christ, receive the Holy Spirit to open their hearts, and freely and knowingly seek the living God and enter the path of faith and conversion. If you've never been baptized, you begin your preparation with the pre-catechumenate. During this time you have some spiritual conversation about God and the church.
Once you decide to follow Jesus Christ, you celebrate the rite of acceptance into the order of catechumens. As a catechumen, you are considered a member of the church in a broad sense. Unmarried catechumens may have a Catholic wedding; deceased catechumens may have a Catholic funeral.
During the period of the catechumenate, you become acquainted with what the church teaches, you follow the Christian way of life, you engage in liturgical prayer, and you help spread the gospel. The time span for this preparation varies.
